In the locker room, Eddie Jones yelled at Tony Allen: "What the hell did you do? Aren't you a good runner? Aren't you a good defender? How can you let a forty-year-old man do this?"
Throw it behind you!"
Tony Allen was not to be outdone: "Don't you look like a piece of shit? I shot in your face, and I didn't see you having any temper. Didn't you say that you are very accurate in three-pointers? You saw that others were
No matter how he shoots three-pointers, his shit is much better than yours!"
Tony Allen and Eddie Jones took turns guarding Miller on and off the court. As a result, the two got into a fight. Eddie Jones' defense was even worse than Tony Allen's, but he kept scolding Tony.
Allen, you must know that Tony Allen is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Later, when he was with the Grizzlies, because OJ Mayo had some disrespect for him, he went to choke the team's potential new star. From then on, Mayo was on the team.
Li never raised his head.
At this time, Pierce shouted: "Shut up! If you are not as strong as others, don't make noises here. We are just a little behind. Is it that scary? You have all been playing basketball. You have to know how a three-point shooter feels.
How good can it be and can it last seven games? There’s nothing scary!”
Rivers glanced at everyone coldly, and did not speak until everyone calmed down: "I always thought I was coaching a championship team, but now it seems that they are just a bunch of cowards...
…”
At this time, everyone lowered their heads, and everyone knew that everything was just because of losing. They all wanted to shift the responsibility to the other party, but they neglected what they should do.
Rivers walked to each player and said: "Paul, I always think you are the best small forward in the league, even though you don't have the talent like Tracy McGrady, James, Carter, Marion, or those of them.
You have a star appearance, but I know that your strength is not inferior to them, or even better than each of them, but at least now, you are not a good leader. A real leader will not let his team appear.
Such a question."
"Eddie, you are an old player. You have experienced the All-Star experience. You have already entered the league when I was playing. You have experienced ups and downs and have seen a lot of things. I think for you now, face
It’s really not that important. Look at people like Malone and Payton, how hard they worked for the championship and even lowered their status. Do you think your status is higher than them? You had the opportunity to play with the Lakers
They won the championship together. And you have such strength, but you don't have that desire to win, and because they feel that your negativity will affect Kobe's development, it is the same this year. Riley also feels that your emotions will affect
Wade's progress. Don't you think you should do something at the end of your career? Just like the old Miller."
"Tony, you have a very tough character. You are also the player our team relies on most for perimeter defense. I hope you can shoulder your responsibility. Although Eddie said it a bit too much, but let Miller score so many points, you
You must realize what you are not doing well. He is already forty years old, do you really have no way to restrict him?"
"Al, I can't say you didn't do well, but you really allowed O'Neal to score too many points. He was only a high school player who entered the NBA. In high school, he didn't have such achievements as you, so you have to
Know how much potential you have in yourself!”
"Derek, you let Tinsley pass the ball too casually. You have a large part of the responsibility for why Miller was able to score so many goals so easily. You let him get too many high-quality assists.
"
"Darko, you can do many things better. You are more flexible than Al. How can you let Miller pass under your noses? You have to make it difficult for him to run...
"
Rivers scolded everyone on the team one by one, leaving everyone speechless. Although Rivers was very disrespectful to everyone this time, every word he said was on point, and everyone was reflecting on it.
My mistake just now was that the players on the inside were really counting on the outside to guard Miller, while the outside players were shirking responsibility from each other. If one person missed the defense once, he would miss the defense many times cumulatively, which created Miller.
The scene where Le Lian made consecutive shots.
After being scolded by Rivers, not only did everyone not lose confidence, but they felt that it was very humiliating for a veteran like Miller to score points so casually on them, so they took advantage of the opportunity in the second half.
, don’t let yourself become the laughing stock in today’s league, a young Guards defeated by a forty-year-old man.
After playing again, it was still the same as in the first half. The two teams still sent out their starting lineups, but the Celtics sent out their real starters. Here Rivers just replaced Eddie with Tony Allen.
Jones needs Tony Allen to provide tough defense at this time.
Just before taking the field, Milicic said a bold word to Rivers, which Rivers still remembers many years later.
Many years later, Rivers, the meritorious coach who had entered the team management and had no energy to coach a team, recalled: "There is no doubt that Darko is the greatest center of this era. He has achieved something that some players cannot."
I am proud to have coached him. But I was still a little surprised when he said those words to me. After all, he was still so young at that time that I doubted whether it was me.
I scolded him too hard during the halftime break and it irritated him too much. Anyway, my thought at the time was that this kid needs to get some kind of treatment."
Rivers looked at Milicic's expectant eyes and asked: "Darko, what's wrong?"
Milicic said to Rivers: "Substitute an extra inside player, and I will defend Miller on the outside!"
Isn't it a bit appalling for a 2.16-meter center to defend a three-point shooter who is running without the ball? It's almost like O'Neal trying to shoot free throws with Steve Nash.
Rivers smiled and looked at Milicic and said: "Darko, I know you are eager to win, and now they have not found the best way to defend that guy, but there is no need for this."
Milicic said to Rivers seriously: "Boss, I'm serious, I'm going to guard Miller, and I promise to guard him well!"
Is this guy serious? The post-80s generation is really obsessed with Milicic. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users
